Hair weave stand

ABSTRACT

A hair weave stand for unweaving, repairing, refurbishing and weaving hair is shown. The hair weave stand is useful for an easier and space efficient device for unweaving, repairing, replenishing and weaving a hair weave. Also, the hair weave stand is portable and requires less storage space, has a much smaller footprint when using than when performing those tasks currently.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to hair weaves. More particularly, it relates toa device for maintaining and weaving hair weaves.

BACKGROUND

Artificial integrations, more commonly known as hair extensions or hairweaves, add length and fullness to human hair. Hair extensions areusually clipped, glued, or sewn on natural hair by incorporatingadditional human or synthetic hair. These methods include tape-inextensions, clip-in or clip-on extensions, fusion method, weavingmethod, and wigs.

Pinch braid extensions were invented in the 1980s, They are individuallocks of hair tied into the native hair with a durable upholsterythread.

Tape-in hair extensions last from four to eight weeks and the hair canbe gently combed and washed while wearing the extensions. In addition,the extensions need to be treated with specialized shampoos,conditioners and styling products to keep them in top condition. Theextensions can be easily taken off by applying glue remover and can beeasily installed by using liquid adhesive or glue tape.

Clip-in weaves, also known as clip-in hair extensions, can be integratedinto natural hair to add length and volume. The clip in hair extensionsmost commonly come as a long strand of one contoured piece that can becut into multiple layers for creating separate layers on a user's head.When the hair k purchased from a beauty supply store or a specializedonline brand, it comes with clips, which are sewn into the hair. It isalso possible to buy the hair (in bundles) and the clips separately, theclips can then be sewn on easily by the purchaser or by a stylist. Oncethe clips are sewn in, the user clips in the hair herself or can visit astylist, to help create a look that is natural.

This technique is the least permanent and lacks the disadvantages suchas traction alopecia associated with glue extensions. The hair weft hassmall toupee clips sewn onto them. Usually a set of clip-in extensionsaverages eight strips of human hair in varying widths from two inches toeight inches. Starting at the nape of the neck, the hair is sectionedneatly, then the weft is placed onto this section with the clips openand facing the scalp. Each clip is snapped into place. It can be helpfulto lightly backcomb each section for a more secure grip. This isrepeated until each clip-in weft is in place. Clip-ins can be worn foran entire day; however, some people take them off to sleep.

When weaving hair or repairing a hair weave, a hair tech mustuntangle/unweave the current hair weave. To do so, requires placing thehair weave on a table and proceeding to go strand by strand to unweavethe hair weave. This is time consuming and can use of a lot of tablespace. This is unacceptable in both the time and space effort necessaryto perform this task. Often times, the hair salon does not have amplespace to afford the use of the amount of space necessary for this task.

Accordingly, and in light of the foregoing, it would be desirable todevise a device that can reduce the space and time necessary to repair,weave, unweave and reweave a hair weave. It would be furtheradvantageous if the device were portable and reusable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustrated view of an exemplary hair weave stand.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The phrases “in one embodiment,” “in various embodiments,” “in someembodiments,” and the like are used repeatedly. Such phrases do notnecessarily refer to the same embodiment. The terms “comprising,”“having,” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictatesotherwise. Such terms do not generally signify a closed list.

“Above,” “adhesive,” “affixing,” “any,” “around,” “both,” “bottom,”“by,” “comprising,” “consistent,” “customized,” “enclosing,” “friction,”“in,” “labeled,” “lower,” “magnetic,” “marked,” “new,” “nominal,” “not,”“of,” “other,” “outside,” “outwardly,” “particular,” “permanently,”“preventing,” “raised,” “respectively,” “reversibly,” “round,” “square,”“substantial,” “supporting,” “surrounded,” “surrounding,” “threaded,”“to,” “top,” “using,” “wherein,” “with,” or other such descriptorsherein are used in their normal yes-or-no sense, not as terms of degree,unless context dictates otherwise.

Reference is now made in detail to the description of the embodiments asillustrated in the drawings. While embodiments are described inconnection with the drawings and related descriptions, there is nointent to limit the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein. On thecontrary, the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications andequivalents. In alternate embodiments, additional devices, orcombinations of illustrated devices, may be added to, or combined,without limiting the scope to the embodiments disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an illustrated view of an exemplary hair weavestand 100 for unweaving, repairing, refurbishing and weaving hair ispresented. The hair weave stand 100 is useful to provide an easier andspace efficient device for unweaving, repairing, replenishing andweaving a hair weave. Also, the hair weave stand 100 is portable,requires less storage space, and has a much smaller footprint when inuse than when performing those tasks currently.

The hair weave stand 100 has an a footing 120, a plurality of arms 140and a pole 160. The hair weave stand 100 is preferably four and one-half(4.5) feet in height, however other heights are hereby contemplated,including, but not limited to, four (4) feet, six (6) feet, etc. Thehair weave stand 100 is preferably made of a metal material, such asaluminum, steel, etc., however other materials are hereby contemplated,including, but not limited to, poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), hard plastic,etc. The plurality of arms 140 are preferably eight (8) in number,however other number of arms are hereby contemplated, including, but notlimited to, five (5), ten (10), etc. Each of the plurality of arms 140are preferably a length of twelve (12) inches, however other lengths arehereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, eleven (11) inches,fourteen (14) inches, etc. The footing 120 is preferably a single foot,however other number of feet for the footing 120 are herebycontemplated, including, but not limited to, two (2) feet, three (3)feet, etc.

The pole 160 has a first end 161, a second end 162 and a body 163. Thepole 160 is preferably cylindrical in shape, however other shapes arehereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, rectangular, round,hexagonal, etc. The body 163 of the pole 160 has a plurality of openings164. Each of the plurality of openings 164 is configured to accommodatethe coupling of one of the plurality of arms 140. The plurality ofopenings 160 are preferably semi-randomly located on the body 163 of thepole 160.

Each of the plurality of arms 140 have a first end 141, a second end 142and a middle portion 143. The second end 142 is preferably coupled to aknob 144, however, the second end 142 is further contemplated to beconfigured to not have an coupling such as the knob 144.

The first end 141 of each of the arms 140 is coupled to one of theplurality of openings 164 of the pole 160.

The footing 120 is configured to provide support for the hair weavestand 100 such that the hair weave stand 100 is stable when in use. Thefooting 120 has a top 121 and a bottom 122. A middle 123 of the top 121has a hole 124 where the hole 124 is configured to be coupled to thefirst end 161 of the pole 160.

A hair weave 500 is presented. The hair weave 500 has a plurality ofhair strands 501. The hair strands 501 are woven such that they comprisea fully usable hair extension. When the hair weave 500 is to be workedon, unwoven, etc., the hair weave 500 is placed on one of the arms 140of the hair weave stand 100 for performance of the art by the hair tech.

In the numbered clauses below, specific combinations of aspects andembodiments are articulated in a shorthand form such that (1) accordingto respective embodiments, for each instance in which a “component” orother such identifiers appear to be introduced (with “a” or “an,” e.g.)more than once in a given chain of clauses, such designations may eitheridentify the same entity or distinct entities; and (2) what might becalled “dependent” clauses below may or may not incorporate, inrespective embodiments, the features of “independent” clauses to whichthey refer or other features described above.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing specificexemplary processes and/or devices and/or technologies arerepresentative of more general processes and/or devices and/ortechnologies taught elsewhere herein, such as in the claims filedherewith and/or elsewhere in the present application.

The features described with respect to one embodiment may be applied toother embodiments or combined with or interchanged with the features ofother embodiments, as appropriate, without departing from the scope ofthe present invention.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled inthe art from consideration of the specification and practice of theinvention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification andexamples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spiritof the invention being indicated by the following claims.

1. A hair weave stand device for performing work on a hair weave, thedevice consisting of: a pole, the pole having a first end, a second endand a body, the body having a plurality of openings; a footing, thefooting having a top, a bottom and a middle, the middle of the tophaving a hole, wherein the first end of the pole being configured to becoupled to the hole of the middle of the top of the footing; a pluralityof openings, wherein each of the plurality of openings is configured toaccommodate the coupling of one of the plurality of arms, wherein eachof the plurality of openings are semi-randomly located on the body ofthe pole; and a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms havinga first end, a second end and a middle, wherein the first end beingconfigured to be coupled in one of the plurality of openings of the bodyof the pole.
 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device being four andone-half (4.5) feet in height.
 3. The device of claim 1, wherein each ofthe arms being twelve (12) inches in length.
 4. (canceled)
 5. The deviceof claim 1, wherein the plurality of arms being eight (8) in number. 6.The device of claim 1, wherein the second end of the each of the armshaving a knob.
 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device being madeof a plastic material.
 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the pole beinga cylindrical shape.
 9. A hair weave stand device for performing work ona hair weave, the device consisting of: a pole, the pole having a firstend, a second end and a body, the body having a plurality of openings,wherein the pole being a cylindrical shape; a footing, the footinghaving a top, a bottom and a middle, the middle of the top having ahole, wherein the first end of the pole being configured to be coupledto the hole of the middle of the top of the footing; a plurality ofopenings, wherein each of the plurality of openings is configured toaccommodate the coupling of one of the plurality of arms, wherein eachof the plurality of openings are semi-randomly located on the body ofthe pole, wherein each of the arms being twelve (12) inches in length,wherein the plurality of arms being eight (8) in number, wherein thedevice being made of a plastic material.